| 33. Linguistic Exegesis The opening participle poiēsantes {ποιήσαντες | poiḗ-san-tes} ‘having done’ introduces a circumstantial clause indicating a completed action before the main verb. The postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè} provides a mild narrative transition. The accusative chronon {χρόνον | khró-non} serves as an accusative of duration, specifying how long they remained. The main verb apeluthēsan {ἀπελύθησαν | a-pe-lý-thē-san} ‘they were released’ is passive, with the agent implied as the community. The prepositional phrase met’ eirēnēs {μετ᾿ εἰρήνης | met ei-rḗ-nēs} ‘with peace’ describes the manner of release, conveying harmony. The genitive apo tōn adelphōn {ἀπὸ τῶν ἀδελφῶν | a-pò tôn a-del-phôn} marks the source group effecting the dismissal. The directional phrase pros tous aposteilantas autous {πρὸς τοὺς ἀποστείλαντας αὐτούς | pròs toûs a-po-steí-lan-tas au-toús} uses an aorist participle to denote “those who had sent them,” linking back to their original commissioning. English renders the participial clauses as temporal and directional constructions to preserve sequence, agency, and relational nuance. |